mdpdf
Markdown to PDF converter
TLDR
SYNOPSIS
mdpdf [options] [INPUTS]...
DESCRIPTION
mdpdf is a command-line application for converting Markdown files to PDF. It supports CommonMark markdown syntax and produces clean, left-aligned PDF output using base-14 PDF fonts.The tool converts Markdown headings into PDF bookmarks for easy navigation, transforms file links into PDF attachments, and embeds images with optional captions and width specifications. Multiple input files can be combined into a single output PDF.mdpdf is designed for simplicity and minimal dependencies, relying on commonmark for Markdown parsing, PyMuPDF for PDF generation, and click for the command-line interface.
PARAMETERS
-o, --output FILE
Destination path for the PDF output (required)-h, --header template
Set a header template for each page-f, --footer template
Set a footer template for each page-t, --title TEXT
PDF title metadata-s, --subject TEXT
PDF subject metadata-a, --author TEXT
PDF author metadata-k, --keywords TEXT
PDF keywords metadata-p, --paper [letter|A4]
Paper size (default: letter)--version
Display version information--help
Show help message
CAVEATS
mdpdf uses a one-size-fits-all styling approach with no custom CSS or template support. Users requiring advanced formatting control, complex layouts, or custom styling should consider alternatives like Pandoc with LaTeX, WeasyPrint, or md-to-pdf.
HISTORY
mdpdf was created by Norman Lorrain and written in Python. It is released under the MIT license and available via pip from PyPI. The project focuses on providing a straightforward, dependency-light Markdown-to-PDF conversion workflow.
SEE ALSO
pandoc(1), wkhtmltopdf(1), groff(1)
